Jochen Knoblauch

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Jochen Knoblauch (Knobi) 2011 in Berlin

Jochen Knoblauch , also "Knobi" (born August 7, 1954 in Berlin ), is a German anarchist and author . His works include poetry and non-fiction subjects. He was also an editor of books and had a book publisher.

Life

Jochen Knoblauch was active in political circles of the extra-parliamentary opposition in West Berlin since 1969 and graduated from school in 1971. During this time there were first attempts to write poems and two novels. His first book was self-published in 1977.

In addition to his work as an author, Jochen Knoblauch had various gainful jobs: He began an apprenticeship as a decorator, later he was a station sweeper for the West Berlin S-Bahn (the Reichsbahn, a GDR company), and then also an office boy at the Berlin “Tagesspiegel” ". From 1975 he was a member of the pub collective “Zur Linde” in Berlin-Charlottenburg. From 1978 to 1981 the pub collective was closed and expanded into the Ruhr area to Essen, where in October 1978 the pub "Regenbogen" was opened. From 1990 to 2014 Knoblauch was an employee in the catering department at Tempodrom Berlin.

Since 1981, a focus has been on employment in the book trade and book publishing. In 1981 he became a member of the collective "Regenbogen Buchvertrieb" (West Berlin). From 1985, after the insolvency of the Regenogen book distribution, he founded the bookstore, distribution and mail order "AurorA" in Berlin-Charlottenburg. His publishing houses "Edition Kalter Schweiss" and "Edition AurorA" have published books by Fernando Arrabal , Günter Bartsch , Irene Goergens , Maria Hasterock, Linton Kwesi Johnson , Alexandro Jodorowsky (first text edition in German), Hubert Kennedy , Paul Lafargue , Hermann Nitsch and others . a., partly in cooperation with other publishers.

From 1990 he began to write again as an author for various newspapers and magazines, from some daily newspapers to magazines such as the telegraph (magazine) of the East Berlin Environmental Library about the grassroots revolution - for a non-violent, domineering society and Contraste - newspaper for self-organization up to small literary magazines, as well as various book contributions.

From 1994 to 2013 Knoblauch was, together with Uwe Timm , editor of the magazine " espero - Forum for Libertarian Society and Economic Order". From 2020 "espero - Libertarian Magazine | New Episode" (editors: Markus Henning, Jochen Knoblauch, Rolf Raasch and Jochen Schmück ) was revived. From 2005 he was the author of the literary series "Agition free" No. 2–9 with different texts that were not offered for sale but only given away to friends and acquaintances. The editions were between 50 and 99 hand-signed copies. From 2012 to 2017 he was an employee of the Kulturring Berlin eV at the AG Rosa Winkel, which deals with the recording and research on the subject of persecution of homosexuals during the Nazi era in Berlin.

Political priorities (selection)

Publications

As an author (selection)

  • Knobi, Surrealism - written, self-published Berlin 1977
  • Knobi, Rock 'n' Roll Nigger - written and seen, self-published Essen undated [1980]
  • Anarchism. An introduction. Butterfly Verlag Stuttgart 2006 ff. Series: theorie.org (together with Hans Jürgen Degen)
  • Marx vs. Stirner ... Edition AV Verlag Lich Hessen 2014
  • Not Prenzlberg. Long poem. Last version. With an epilogue. Quiqueg Verlag Berlin 2019
  • Believe_love_anarchy. Poems. Dialog Edition Duisburg / Istanbul September 2019
  • Jochen Knoblauch, interim balance sheet of the wretched book collection, namely the Suhrkamp library. Edition Anares Hilterfingen (Switzerland) 2020. ISBN 978-3-905052-84-8

Articles in books and / or editorship (selection)

Editing

  • Associate Editor (Article 19 Publisher), Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses. Article 19 publisher. o. O. 1989
  • Jochen Knoblauch / Peter Peterson (ed.), I have put 'Mein Sach' on nothing. Texts on topicality by Max Stirner. Karin Kramer Verlag Berlin 1996
  • Hans Jürgen Degen / Jochen Knoblauch (eds.), Augustin Souchy ; Anarchist socialism. Unrast Verlag Münster 2010. Series: Classics of the Revolte Volume 21

Contributions

  • Why I am an anarchist - pondering. In: “Anarchy is law and freedom without violence” - Uwe Timm on his 60th birthday. OPPO-Verlag Berlin 1993
  • Preface (as a separate booklet in a cassette). In: Stirner documents. Ed. Jochen Knoblauch. Anti-Quariat-Reprint Verlag Berlin 1996 (limited edition of 300 copies)
  • Preface. In: Erich Mühsam, The Humbug of Elections. Ed. Jochen Knoblauch. Klaus Guhl Verlag Berlin 1998.
  • Traces of St. Ch. Waldecke / Ewald Tscheck (1895–1953). In: St. Ch. Waldecke (d. I. Ewald Tscheck), anecdotes from the god. Ed. Jochen Knoblauch. Edition Anares Bern 1999. Series: Library Schwarzer Kahn Volume 2.
  • Biographical Notes on Volin. In: Volin, The Kronstadt Uprising. Edited and edited by Jochen Knoblauch. Unrast Verlag Münster 1999. Series: Classics of the Revolte Volume 3
  • Epilogue. In: Eric Frank Russell , Planet of Disobedience. Publishing house Klaus Guhl Berlin 1999
  • Perspective and lack of perspective in anarchism. In: Rolf Raasch / Hans Jürgen Degen (eds.), The right idea for a wrong world? Perspectives of Anarchy. OPPO-Verlag Berlin 2002
  • Usually the big bear doesn't say a word to the little bear or: The only right to be intoxicated is actually a poorly set television. In: Tom Rocker (ed.), Der Hanfreport. Publishing house Thomas Tilsner o. O. [Bad Tölz] 2002
  • Introduction. In: Augustin Souchy, Mexico - Land of Revolutions. Communications 1942 to 1976. OPPO-Verlag Berlin 2008
  • Excursus: From bolo'bolo to KraftWerk1. In: Anarchism 2.0 Inventories. Perspectives. Edited by Hans Jürgen Degen / Jochen Knoblauch. Butterfly Verlag Stuttgart 2009
  • Epilogue. Attempt on the individual. Entries. In: Hans Jürgen Degen, “Paradise is open.” About the misery of the individual. Verlag Edition AV Lich 2011. Series: subversiv Volume 2. Ed. Jochen Knoblauch
  • Thoughts on Freedom - Great Cinema. In: Hans Jürgen Degen, "... The beginning of all vice." - About freedom. Verlag Edition AV Lich 2011. Series: subversiv Volume 3. Ed. Jochen Knoblauch.
  • Introduction by the editor. In: Nobert "Knofo" Kröcher, "... why me the left". Knee shots or: Criticism as a weapon. Edition AV Lich 2012.
  • Freedom today. In: Karsten Krampitz / Klaus Lederer (eds.), Step by Step into Paradise. Handbook to Freedom. Karin Kramer Verlag Berlin 2013
  • Thoughts on the last Anares catalog. In: Anares Anarchism Catalog 2013. Self-published by Anares Bremen 2013.
  • The certificate. An obituary by Jochen Knoblauch for Bernd Kramer. And: We meet ... An obituary by Jochen Knoblauch for Ilse Schwipper . In: Bernd Drücke (ed.), Yes! Anarchism. Lived utopia in the 21st century. Interviews and discussions. Unrast Verlag Münster 2018 (2nd revised and expanded edition)
  • No fire chair for anyone. In: The fire chair. Work and impact of the writer B. Traven. Alibri Verlag Aschaffenburg 2019
  • "Good question. Next question. ”Interview with Thorwald Proll. In: Thorwald Proll, Radikalinski. Used and New Poems. Trikont-Duisburg / Dialog Edition Istanbul / Duisburg 2019

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See on the left of the author information from the Schmetterling Verlag, Lovely Books, aLibro, Dialog Edition

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Garlic, yokes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Garlic
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German anarchist
DATE OF BIRTH 7th August 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin